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Bronze object
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aspelta
593–568 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XLII
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-1-287
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionCircular object, possibly a nail head.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XLII (Asata). 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.